The Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention in Preventing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Distal Radius Fracture Treated with Percutaneous Pinning: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20260425069156N1

Enrollment

140

Registered

2026-04-29

Start date

2026-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Interventions

Intervention group: On the first day after treatment, they receive an educational brochure based on the 48-concept framework of Moore et al. (2022), and the physician briefly (within 10 minutes) expla

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years Have an acute fracture Have a closed fracture Underwent percutaneous pinning

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate in the study Previous fracture on the same side Polytrauma Neuromuscular injury Disease that the researcher considers to be incompatible with completing the study Be under treatment for another disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of CRPS in the two study groups, severity of occurrence, and time of occurrence. Timepoint: End of week 6 or 12 after injury. Method of measurement: CRPS will be diagnosed using the Budapest Diagnostic Criteria. The severity of CRPS will be assessed using the CRPS Severity Score (CSS).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDanial Khezri

Iran University of Medical Sciences

info@iums.ac.ir+98 21 86701

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026